Lab Activity 42: Types of Pronouns

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 42: Types of Pronouns

Objective: To use the different types of pronouns.

Step 2: Select the correct pronoun for each blank, and select the rule that supports your choice.

1. Between you and ___________, the Olympics are becoming a joke.

me

I

we

he

2. Which rule applies to question 1?

Use a subject pronoun as part of a compound subject.

Use a subject pronoun after the words am, is, are, was, were, has been, and have been.

Use a subject pronoun after than and as.

Use an object pronoun when the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition.

3. Spectators and athletes have become increasingly suspicious of the judging in various events; we and ___________ can't help but wonder when so much is at stake.

them

they

her

him

4. Which rule applies to question 3?

5. Drug testing is another area that raises people's doubts, although perhaps some are less suspicious than ___________.

I

me

him

her

6. Which rule applies to question 5?

7. Certain corrupt athletes and judges have stained the reputation of the Olympics; it is ___________ who are to blame for the Games' waning popularity.

us

they

you

them

8. Which rule applies to question 7?

9. Perhaps the integrity of the Olympics matters little to you or ___________, but it means a great deal to the Games' fans and participants.

I

me

they

we

10. Which rule applies to question 9?